suffrage

Significat (anglès)

1. The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.
2. The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision, especially in a democratic election.
3. A vote in deciding a particular question.
4. A prayer, for example a prayer offered for the faithful dead.
5. A short petition, as those after the creed in matins and evensong.
6. Aid, intercession.
7. Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.

Sinònims

vote

franchise

right to vote

ballot

poll

voting right

referendum

voting

eligibility for election

voting rights

the right to vote

approbation

vote teller

approval

election

intercession

litany

prayer

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈsʌfɹɪd͡ʒ/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle English suffrage (“prayers or pleas on behalf of another”), from Old French, from Medieval Latin suffragium, from Latin suffragium (“support, vote, right of voting”). The sense of "vote" or "right to vote" was directly derived from classical Latin.